Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 16:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 16:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 16:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the person speaking is saying that just like they served the father, they are now going to serve the father's son. It’s like when you help your dad, and then you promise to also help his son because you’re part of the same family.

2 Samuel 16:19: And again, whom should I serve? [should I] not [serve] in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse advises trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not leaning on your own understanding, which could contradict the self-serving rationale in 2 Samuel 16:19.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with James 1:8

A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways, contrasting the portrayal of loyalty in 2 Samuel 16:19, where dual allegiance is implied.

James 1:8: A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:24

No man can serve two masters, which contrasts with the implied service to both David and Absalom in 2 Samuel 16:19.

Matthew 6:24: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:37

Let your communication be 'Yea, yea; Nay, nay,' suggests clear honesty, which could conflict with the deceptive intention in 2 Samuel 16:19.

Matthew 5:37: But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Contradiction with John 8:44

The devil is described as a liar and the father of lies, countering the deceitfulness displayed in 2 Samuel 16:19.

John 8:44: Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. [of his own: or, from his own will or disposition]
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